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The departure of a Windows Live program manager has highlighted concern within Microsoft about the strategic direction of the company.
The Google Docs' word processor will be the first Google app to be made available offline using the free Google Gears extension, which means users will soon be able to read and edit their documents even without an Internet connection.
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Microsoft on Friday introduced a Web mashup builder for the rest of us.
A growing roster of de facto standards is testing the need for bureaucratic agencies and design-by-committee technologies.
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